As our last evening came to a close with a lovely sunset walk on the beach at dusk. Here is the creek with all the tree debris in the foreground & the hills in the background. There were some lovely reflections in the creek at that time of the evening. Here is our 'green car' ready for it's trip back home. Fully packed with sacks of xmas gifts for the kids & somehow we had eaten most of our food but still we couldn't fit it all in the boot!
It is amazing how fast 5 days flew by. I was planning on all this knitting & relaxing but before I knew it was all over. This is the last sunset we saw at Salmon Creek Beach near where we stayed & it was just beautiful. I truly appreciate these times when I can be in natural surroundings & enjoy the sunset. There were many days that I just took it all for granted but now it is something to treasure. Ashwin was like a little wild animal running around the beach at dusk really enjoying the cold winter air on his bare feet. He had just been stomping in a huge puddle in his doggie rain boots & managed to get them & his socks soaked!! Holly was cruising along with Daddy being careful.
in the car that is! Here we are at Fort Ross which is a windy hour drive up Highway 1 - just like being in a video game with all it's twists & turns. Fort Ross is a historical landmark overlooking cliffs which look down into a Pacific Ocean full of Harbour Seals. While we were driving along the water was peppered with black dots, so we stopped put the video camera on super zoom & there they were seals just floating around in the water. The population was phenomenal & I've never seen so many out in the wild. These pics are at the Fort - lillies overlooking a cliff & Holly ringing the bell for church. The writing is Russian if anyone was wondering!
The kids are posing in one of the fallen giants in the forest. It was quite a cold day as you can see our outfits in the pics. We wandered through all the paths & passed some amazing looking trees full of moss & lichen. This is the oldest of the forest at 1400 years. We really loved this hike even though it was so cold - it really is a special place, thank you Mr Armstrong for keeping it safe! BTW he was a lumberman in the 1870's who preserved this area for generations to come :)
It is so unlike the one in NYC but hey it was a pretty cool place to spend the morning with the kids! They had a fab time on the springs & also driving around on the wagon play structure. There was a huge duckpond with a water fountain plus loads of ducks & geese for the kids to play with.
